Radiator-support



G. (3. GER'BER.

RADIATOR SUPPORT. APPLICATION man ria. u. |919.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

W/T/VESSES:

A TTOR/VEY UNITED STATES PQTENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GORDON GERBER, QF IORTLAND, OREGON.

RADIATOR-SUPPORT.

Application filed February 17, 1919.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE Gr. Gunmen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator-Sup ports, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to methods of supporting radiators or water cooling devices upon automobiles.

The object of my invention is to supply a support for such a device that shall be exible in every direction, and thus relieve the radiator from all strain dile to any move ments of the vehicle.

With this object in view, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described in this specification, and articularly set forth in the appendedclaims.

In order to fully comprehend my invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawing, which is therefore made a gert of this application` for Letters Patent.

n said drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention applied toA a radiator;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. l

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail front elevation of that portion of my invention which s'npA ports the radiator;

Fig. 4 is a detail of construction ofthe guide rods;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on line AA of Fig. 3.

eferring to the drawing, in which like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views, numeral 1 indicates a radiator of ordinary construction well known to the art, and thus requiring no description, and numeral 2 represents the frame members of the vehicle.

Secured to said frame members I provide a frame 3, adapted to span the frame members below the radiator.

A seating piece 4 is provided for the radiator, and intermediate pieces 3 and 4 are springs 5 and a universal ball and socket joint of s ecial construction.

The ma e ortion of said universal joint consists of a all 6 connected by a standard 7 to frame 3.

Said ball 6, standard 7 and frame 3 may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Serial No. 277,671.

be of one piece, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or they may be constructed as individual members secured together in any convenient manner.

The female portion of said universal joint consists of a box portion 8, integrally connected to the seating piece 4, and having a cylindrical interior 9 adapted to fit ball 6 and allow same a small vertical movement within said boX 8.

Gaps 10 are secured to the lower portion of box 8 by bolts ll, said caps, when in place, forming a hcmispherical seat adapted to fit ball (3.

Frame 3 and seating piece 4 are each pro vided with lugs 12 to seat and secure springs 5 which are intermediate said frame 3 and seating piece 4.

Said springs are suiiicient to support the weight oi' a radiator and contents, and under normal conditions do so .support said radia tor, the springs being extended suiiiciently to bring ball 6 into contact with the hemispherical seat provided by caps 10.

Upon receiving impact from any movement of the vehicle said springs are deflected under the weight of said radiator` allowing ball (i to leave the liemisplierical .seat of caps 1() and to move upward into the i-ylindrical interior 9 of box 8.

As will be apparent, the resting piece 4, by means of its universal joint connection with frame 3, may take any inclined position relative to said frame, within limitations set by the springs, and may also, by means of cylindrical box 8, move toward frame 3 while remaining parallel thereto.

To secure the radiator in a substantially vertical position I provide guide rods 13 which are pivotally attached, one to each side of said radiator, and flexibly connected to guide rods 14, which are pivotally connected to any convenient portion of the vehicle.

The flexible connection between guide rods 13 and 14 I accomplish by turning a short portion 15 of the end of each rod normal to the rod, after said rods have each been passed through washers 16 with springs 17 intermediate the said washers, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

As an alternative device I contemplate the use of a rib and socket running longitudinally of the vehicle in place of the ball and socket as shown.

The said rib and socket construction would limit the oaeillatione to one direction only. l

My invention mayv be venetian-,ted of any material and made airyY size deemed snitable for all the requirements o'l sm'h a deriie. and `while l have illustrated and desoribefl a preferred lorm ol' construction and rombinalion ot elements considered es ential in materializii'igi the same, l wish to include in thie` application all meehanr cal equivalente and substitutes that may be fairly Lonsidered to rome within the Scope and purview oi my invention as defined in the; appended claims.

Haring; thus full)Y (lesrribed my invention so that others Skilled in the art may be enabled to eonstrulft and use the same` what I claim ab' new and desire to Serin-e by Lei ters Patent,y isz l. An automobile radiator in combination with a seating' member for :said radiator; a frame beneath said Heating; member and saillstantially parallel ln-reto; silninge inv iermeiliate said Seatingmember and said Frame; and a nnirrrnnl joint f'ox'nievting said seatingrr member and said iframe, said universal joint allowing` no horizontal movement between said seating' member and eaid traine but allowing' relative angular and vertical movemente therebetween.

Q. In a radiator support for automobiles7 a. frame connecting' the forward enfle of the automobile side members; a Seating membei' above said frame and held yieldablv spaced therefrom and adapted to releive the radiator thereupon; and a universal joint eonnerting :said frame and said Heatingfy member allowing only angular and verw limi motion of said seatingr member.

Cl. ln a derive oi the ehararter rleeeribed. a duality ol horizontallyy disposed parallel Mipporting momber,l rigidly ronneetml in all horizontal dirertions by a universal joint, #aid joint being adapted to allow said snp peiling members to approarh each other iertifally in a snlgisantially parallel man ner. or to incline toward eafh other, Springs* intermediate said saipporting4 members. substantially as described.

i. radiator support for automobiles eompiising a seating member; springs Sup porting: Said seating member; :nl a wf; fri-Sal joint foiin'ring Sail Heating member in a vertically and angolariy ).elllable bn il l .ori/.olitally fixed manner to i er in `in oomiertingg' the wle memrrf o3I Sai-'l aatomolule body.

ln teiiinony 'e'lai'fn' l iloim the loreoing as my own. l lieremdio :alici Inj, siggnatnre in the preienee lavo wnncsserrii, at 'orland. Oregon, Nor. l, i935.

GEORGE GORDON i'fll'ClllClv.

litnesses ALBERT J. (lRoEN, C. F. BLAKE. 

